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GIGEAN, -EiK, -AN, ^ s. m. A diminutive
GIGEIN, -EAN, S man, a term of con-
tempt.
GIGEANACH, -aiche, adj. (Gigean.)
Dwarfish.
GIGHIS, -EAN, s.f. A masquerade.
GILB, -E, -EAN, A-.y. A chisel.
GILE, s.f. ind (Geal,) Whiteness, fairness.
GILE, adj. comp. of Geal. More or most
white.
GILEAD, -ID, (Gile,) Whiteness, degree of
whiteness.
GILEIM, s. m. " Gileim Goileam." Tittle
tattle.
GILL, ge7i. and pi. of Geall.
GILLE, -EAN, s.m. A boy, lad, youth; a
man servant.
GILLEAGAN, -ain, -an, s. m. (Gille,) A
doll.
GILLE-BRÌDE, -ean-bride, s. m. A sea-
fowl, sometimes called the oyster-eater.
GILLE-COISE, -EAN-COISE, s. m. (Gille
and Cas,) A footman.
GILLE-EACII, -EicH, -an-eacii, s. m.
(Gille and Each,) A groom,
GILLE-FIONN, -EAN-FIONNA, s. m. (Gille
and Fionn,) A large periwinkle.
GILLE-GREASAID, ì -an-greas-
GILLE-GREASAIDII, i aidh, -aid,
s. m. (Gille and (jreasadh,) A postilion ; a
cooper's hammer or driver.
GILLE-GUIRMEAN, -ein, s. m. Corn-
scabious.
GILLE-MÀRTUINN, -ean-maiituinn,
s. m. A fox. Provin.
GILLE-MIREIN, -ean-mihein, s. m.
(Gille and Mire,) A teetotum ; a whirli-
gig-
GILLE-RUITHE. -an-ruithe, s. m.
(Gille and Ruith,) A runner.
GILLE-SH ALM, -an-shalm, s. m. (Gille
and Salm,) A precentor, leader of a choir.
GILLE-SGUAIN, s. m. A train-bearer.
GILLE-SUIRDHE, -ean-suirdhe, s. m.
(Gille and Suirdhe,) A friend attending a
lover, on courting visits.
GILM, -EAN, s. m. A buzzard.
GILMEAN, -EiN, -AN, s. m. (Gille and
Min,) A dainty, spruce, talkative fellow.
GILMEANACH, -aiche, adj. Dainty,
spruce, trim, foppish.
GIMLEID, -E, -EAN, s./. A gimlet.
GIN, -luH, GH-, v.a. Beget.
GIN, proH. iiidef. ind. (Gin, v.) No one,
none, nobody ; also, impr. Any one. ' Gin
sam bith,' Any one whatever.
GINEADAIR, -e, -ean, s. m. (Gin and
. Fear,) A progenitor, parent.
GINEADII, -iDH, s. m. and ;»■«. pail. v.
Gill. Begetting.
(ilNEAL, -EiL, -an, i. m. and/, ((iin,) An
offspring, race, lineage.
(ilNEALACH, -AicH, -ean, ^ s.m. A race,
GINE ALACHD, s./.m(i. i offsprinj;,
a generation, single succession ; genealogy,
pedigree.
GINEALAICH, -iDH, GH-, v.a. (Gineal-
ach,) See Gin v.
GINEAMHUINN, -e, 5. m. and prcs. pari.
V. Gin. A begetting, or state of being be-
gotten.
GINEAMHUINNEACH, -ich, *./. Thu
genitive case.
GINEIL, -EAN, s.f. See Gineal.
GINEAN, -ein, -an, s. m. and /I A diminu-
tive creature.
GINEANTA, fH/j. (Gin,) Easy of growth,
prolific.
(ÌINGE1N, s. m. A cask, a barrel.
C< li^TE, jirct. part. v. Gin. Begotten.
GINTINN, i. m. ind. and prcs. 2>art. v. Gin.
A begetting, procreating.
GlOB AG, -AiG, -AN, s.f. A fringe, a hand-
ful.
GIOBAICHE, )-eid, J./. Roughness,
GIOBAICHEAD, 5 shaggiuess. See Gib-
each.
(ilOBALL, Ì -AiLL, -HILL, X. m. A vcs-
(ilOBULL, ) ture ; canvass ; cast clothes;
fur, hair ; a rag, clout.
GIOBALLACH, -aiche, adj. (Gioball,)
Full of hairs, hairy; ragged.
GIODAL, -ail, s. m. Provin. See .Alio-
dal.
GIODALACH, -aiche, adj. Provin. for
Miodalach.
(ilODAR, -AIR, s. m. Dung, ordure. Pro-
vin.
G I ODH R AN, -AIN, -AN, s. m. A barna.le ;
an instrument placed on the nose of an un-
ruly horse.
f (iiOFAG, -AIG, -AN. S.f. A female client,
an officious woman ; a gipsey.
(ilOG, -AiDH, GH-, V. n. Cringe, fawn, flat-
ter.
GÌOGADH, -AIDH, X. m. and pres. part. v.
Giog. Cringing, act of cringing, fawn-
ing.
GÌOGACH, -AICHE, adj. Prone to Hatter,
to cringe, to fawn.
GiOCJAN, -AIN, -AN, s. m. A thistle.
G ÌOG AN ACH, -AICHE, adj. (Giogau,) Full
of thistles.
GIOLAM, -AIM, s. VI. Tattling.
GIOLAMACH, -aiche, adj. rroite to tat-
tling.